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John James #86 def. Sherwood Stewart

4-6 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Dec 22, 1979*
Tournament Sydney Outdoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John James
Score4-6 6-1 7-5
Loser Sherwood Stewart

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn JamesSherwood Stewart
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMar 7, 1951Jun 6, 1946
Age2833
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)86
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,6291,668
Career W-L98–144
Career earnings$212$1,602,565
Pre-match H2H
John James 0 0 Sherwood Stewart

Path

John James's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 21, 1979R16 Dave Siegler 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Dec 20, 1979R32 Terry Rocavert 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data
Dec 19, 1979R64 Peter Rennert 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

John James's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 22, 1979SF Phil Dent 2-6 1-6LH2HMatch data

Sherwood Stewart's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 21, 1979R16 Stevenson Clarke 6-4 6-4WMatch data
Dec 19, 1979R64 Greg Whitecross 6-3 6-3WMatch data